The Shepherds' Farewell Hector Berlioz

from L'enfance du Christ (1803-69)

   

5 10
Oboe                    

     
                    

Soprano
Thou must leave thy low- ly dwell-ing, The hum-ble crib, the
       
       
            
Alto

Thou must leave thy low - ly dwell-ing, The hum-ble crib, the
       
Tenor                   
 Thou must leave thy low - ly dwell-ing, The hum-ble crib, the

                 
Bass   
             
Thou must leave thy low- ly dwell-ing, The hum-ble crib, the

       
    
15
S               


sta- ble bare, Babe, all mor - tal babes ex - cel-ling, Con - tent our earth - ly
      
                      
A
  
sta - ble bare, Babe, all mor-tal babes ex - cel-ling, Con- tent our earth-ly
     
                   
   
T
 sta - ble bare, Babe, all mor-tal babes ex - cel-ling, Con - tent our earth - ly

         
B
        () 
        
sta- ble bare, Babe, all babes ex - cel-ling, Con - tent our earth- ly

   20     25
       
     ()          

S

lot to share, Lov-ing fa-ther, lov- ing mo- ther, Shel - ter thee with ten- der care!
        
                      

A

lot to share, Lov-ing fa-ther, lov - ing mo - ther, Shel-ter thee with ten- der care!

        
                   
T
   
 lot to share, Lov-ing fa-ther, lov - ing mo - ther, Shel-ter thee with ten- der care!
  
             
        
B    
lot to share, Fa - ther, lov - ing mo - ther, Shel - ter thee with ten- der care!

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        
     

S

 Lov- ing fa- ther, lov- ing
     mo- ther,
 
Shel - ter thee with ten- der care,
 
A                     ()  

   ten- der care,
     
Lov - ing fa- ther, lov - ing mo- ther, Shel - ter thee with
        ()        

T
 
   
Lov - ing fa- ther, lov - ing
  
mo- ther Shel-ter
 thee with ten - der care, 
           
B ()        
Lov - ing Fa - ther, lov - ing mo - ther, Shel- ter thee with ten- der care,

 40 45
Ob.                    

  
  ()  ()    

          
 
S

 
Shel-ter thee with

ten- der care!

Bless - ed Je-sus, we im -

              
A
 ( )        
Bless- ed Je-sus, we im -
  
Shel-ter thee with ten- der care!
           
T    ()      
 
Shel-ter thee with ten-
der care!
  
Bless - ed Je-sus, we im -

        
        
     

B

Shel-ter thee with ten- der care! Bless - ed Je-sus, we im -

     50     
       
55
              
 
S


plore thee With hum-ble love and ho- ly fear, In the land that lies be - fore thee, For -
                
             
    
A
 
Inthe
   
      
plore thee With hum-ble love and ho - ly fear, land that lies be - fore thee, For-
      
          
 
   
T
   
plore thee With hum-ble love and ho - ly fear, In the

land that lies be - fore thee, For -
       
        
     ()     

B
plore thee With hum-ble love and ho- ly fear, In the land that lies be - fore thee, For -

         60    
S      ()         

get

not us who  lin- ger here! May the shep-herd's low-
 
ly call- ing,
           
A             

get not

us who lin- ger
  here! May the shep-herd's
 -  ly call - ing,
low

            
T      

  
get not us who lin - ger here! May the shep-herd's low-ly call - ing,
         
B  
     


    
get not us who lin-ger here! May the shep-herd's low-ly call - ing,
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          
65 70
S        
 
E - ver to thy
  
        
heart be dear! May the shep- herd's low- ly call- ing, E - ver

                 
 
 
A

  
E-ver to thy heart be dear! May the shep- herd's low - ly call- ing, E - ver
                  
 

 
T      
 E-ver to thy heart be dear! May the shep- herd's low - ly call- ing, E-ver 
           ()           
B   
E - ver to thy heart be dear! May the shep - herd's low - ly call - ing, E- ver

 
75
    
80
  
Ob.             
   
 () ()  
                  

S


to thy
 
heart be dear,

e- ver to thy

heart be dear!

A            ()          
heart be dear,

to- thy
  e- ver to thy
  heart

be dear!
T          ()         
 to thy heart be dear,  e- ver to thy
 heart
be dear! 
     
             






B    
to- thy heart- be dear, e- ver to thy heart be dear!

  
         90 
   
85
         
S
    
 
Blest are ye be - yond all mea-sure, Thou hap-py fa-ther, mo- ther mild! Guard ye
                  
A
      
Blest are ye be- yond all mea-sure, Thou  
      
hap-py fa-ther, mo - ther mild! Guard ye
             
       
T
     Guard ye
       
Blest are ye be - yond all mea-sure, Thou hap-py fa-ther, mo - ther mild!
   
B
                   
Blest are ye be - yond all mea-sure, Thou hap-py fa-ther, mo- ther mild! Guard ye

           
 
   
95 100
S              
 
well your hea-ven-ly trea-sure, The Prince
     
of Peace.  Ho- ly
the Child! God go

                  
A    
well your heav'n - ly trea-sure, The Prince of Peace, the Ho- ly Child! God go
  
  
        

       
   
T
 
well your heav'n - ly trea-sure, The Prince of

Peace, the Ho - ly Child! God go
    ()               
B
    
well your heav'n - ly trea-sure, The Prince of Peace, the Ho-ly Child! God go
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          
          

S

with you, God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild! God go
       
A      
          


with you, God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild! God go

                  

        

T
 
with you, God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild! God go
  
                   
    
B
with you, God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild! God go

        
       
110 115
        

S

with you, God pro - tect you, Guide you safe - ly through the wild,
        
     
 
  

 
  
A
 
with you God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild,
   
           
    
T
  ( )   
 with you God pro - tect you, Guide you safe - ly through the wild,
  
              
B         
with you God pro - tect you, Guide you safe- ly through the wild,

   
120
  
125
Ob.                 


   
()  ()    

      

S

Guide you safe- ly through the wild!

  
          
A
 ()     
Guide you safe- ly through the wild!
   
T    
()           
 Guide you safe - ly through the wild!

             

         
B    
Guide you safe - ly through the wild!
4 The Shepherds' Farewell - Berlioz